Breaching the barrier: Blogger versus Traditional Media on C-SPAN: Witness yet another breach in the barrier between blogging and traditional media as our intrepid Emptywheel goes up against Byron York on C-SPAN's Washington Journal this moring.  You can watch for a replay on C-SPAN, or catch a video here: C-SPAN Washington Journal 26-JAN-07 Description: Marcy Wheeler & Byron York, National... ()

Convert or die: Frank Bajak's memo to journalists reminds me of my belief that editors should play a roll in organizing posts among many writers but not on the level of the words themselves, as Frank mentions in his conclusion. The old media which can understand this and respond appropriately and quickly will gain... (Journalism)

Bloggies: Tempest in a teapot?: Looking for Tampa Bay triumphalism over at Ain't Too Proud to Blog I got up-to-date on the Bloggie "scandal." I think awards are a fine idea and they should be run fairly and they're not very important but like all forms of popularity and attention they do matter, of course. They... (Weblog Concepts)

Superbowl ads - tbd: Well, I only made it to half-time before real life intruded. I will annotate these images (and there's one more "roll" to follow) on the next go 'round:... (Memes)

Superbowl ads - McDonald's / Gameday: Then there was an amusing McDonald's ad in which a father and son compare their hectic days: Mom suggests McD's and the punchline is the son saying, "That's what I love about that woman." This was followed by an ad for the premier of the Jimmy Kimmel show and one for... (Memes)

Superbowl ads - What you talkin' about, Willis?: The next ad was for Tears of the Sun, a new Bruce Willis movie...... (Memes)

Superbowl ads - roadtrip / football fans: First ad I tuned in for was a cute ad about a roadtrip, for Honda Element. Amusing, but no sale. Next up was an ad for watching football. Heartwarming.... (Memes)

Never explain a joke: The usually impeccable attitude on display at The Gawker shows a slight crack today when editor/writer Elizabeth Spiers responds to an illiterate slam from some Tim Goodman groupie. The main response on the Gawker home page is just perfect, but the extended entry tries too hard: I was merely challenging his... (Weblog Concepts)